Soccer Mommy says artists “shouldn’t have to disclose very personal, private shit to get people to listen”

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Soccer Mommy has said that artists “shouldn’t have to disclose very personal, private shit” to get people to listen to their music.The artist, real name Sophie Allison, released her fourth studio album ‘Evergreen’ last year – the long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s ‘Sometimes, Forever’.Discussing the record in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Allison shared her thoughts on the pressure placed on artists to delve into their personal lives in their music. “People want to talk about these kinds of things but if you need help, nobody has the understanding for that,” she told the publication.“Mental health problems in the music world have become something that people talk about a lot, but any time I’ve talked about it, I don’t feel good about it personally,” she continued. “You shouldn’t have to disclose very personal, private shit to get people to listen.“In this industry and career, it’s very hard to say no to things, because the whole idea is that you climb your way to the top taking every chance you get – grabbing life by the straps and fucking doing it,” she added. “You’re not getting any more successful by deciding to take that mental health break.

Mental illness doesn’t really fit the schedule.”It echoes previous comments she made to NME last year, when she said: “If you want to be open in your music, it doesn’t mean you have to be open in your life.

I’m a private person. I don’t even tell my friends things. Music has always been my outlet for my emotions.”She then went on to say: “You can have this private thing that you are also happy to have people hear.